March 2013 Team Leaders Agenda

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TEAM LEADERS' AGENDA
March 13, 2013

1. Finances
  • a. Explain audit findings
    • getting written up for not having money turned in on time
  • b. Review money receiving procedures
    • Example: if you are taking in money for a fieldtrip, it has to be turned in by noon on Friday (4:00 is not ok)
    • Money should be turned in on a daily basis
    • Students cannot bring money up, call the office if you need to have someone from the office come get it from you

2. 2013-2014 Budget
  • a. Staffing
    • Expecting to maintain the number of units that we currently have
  • b. Title I
    • Expecting a large cut in funds for next year, trying to spend very carefully the rest of this year to help offset some of these cuts
    • 21 new computers are being purchased for 3rd-5th, this will move them back up to 4 computers in their classrooms
    • Looking for people who may be interested in using ipads - let us know if you are interested
  • c. Discretionary
    • $35,777 in discretionary (last year was $38,417)
    • Handout of proposed budget to share with team

3. FCAT Testing
  • a. April 15-26 April 15-18 is 3rd-5th, April 22-25 5th gr math in lab
    • No Title I or ESE pull out in the mornings of April 15-18
    • Switching 1st gr (2:00) and 3rd grade specials April 15-18
    • Grade levels PreK-2 cheering on 3rd-5th
  • b. 14 one-on-one students
  • c. April 22-25 Computer based testing-5th grade math
    • labs & media closed until noon
    • No internet use (no Tumblebooks, Success Maker, FASTT Math, Starfall, Spelling City, etc....)

4. Summer Reading and Math professional development (total of 2 1/2 summer PD days)
  • a. 1/2 day County wide grade level reading trainings (paid by PGE)
  • b. 1/2 day to plan reading with your grade level teams (paid by PGE)
  • c. 1 day to plan math with your team (paid by PGE)
  • d. 1/2 day-May 31st-Dr. Juli Dixon (paid by county)

5. Midterms
  • Idea of not printing all assignments, just grade
6. Splash Bash planning is starting - May 17 - ideas, please share with Karen Isrow
7. World Changers Meeting on Friday at 8:10